Toy.



G. B. JOHNSON.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26. 1911.

Patent ad Nov. 14, 1911.

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1 AIPLIGATION TILED JUNE 26. 1911. 1,008,547. Patent 1d Nqv.14,1911.

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CLAUDE B. JOHNSON, 0F FULTON, MTSSOURI.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .Tune 26, 1911.

Patented Nov. 14., 1911.

Serial No. 635,282.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDEB. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fulton, in the county of'Callaway and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in toys, and has for its object theprovision of an interesting and amusing toy for small children whichshall present the appearance of an elderly person holding a small childupon his foot and rocking the said child.

The further object of my invention is the provision of an improved toyof this character which shall be simple and inexpensive of constructionand which will depend for its operation upon the balancing of certainweights upon opposite sides of a pivot and will thus entirel dispensewith s rings, cords or other mec anism which is liable to get out oforder.

Other objects and advantages of my improved toy will be readily apparentby reference to the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, and it will be understood that I may make anymodifications in the specific structure shown and described within thescope of my claims without departing from or eX- ceeding the spirit ofthe invention.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my complete toy showing theposition occupied by the various parts when the toy is not 0 erated.Fig. 2 represents a similar view s owing one of the positions occupiedby the parts as the toy is operated. Fig. 3 rep resents a verticalsectional view of my complete toy, and Fig. 1 represents a perspectiveview of the oscillating leg of the larger figure detached.

. In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the supporting chair of mytoy on which rests the body 2 of an elderly gentleman, said body beingpreferably formed of tin or other sheet met-a1 and being hollow. Pro-'jecting inward at the neck portion of the said body 2 is a pivot orloop 3 on which is pivotally engaged the eye or loop 4 which is securedto the depending neck portion 5 of the head 6, said head in the drawingsbeing shown as the head of an old man partially bald and being supposedto represent a grandfather. Secured to the lower end of the neck 5 whichdepends within the' body 2 is the lever arm 7 having on its lower endthe weight 8. When in normal position the weight tends to hold the headin upright position, but when desired a slight push given to the h sadwill serve to swing the same on its piv otal support, the weight causingthe head 0 rock back and forth for a considerable ime before coming torest in stationary p nsition. The said body 2 has formed thereon the leg9 which extends to the floor on which the chair 1 rests and is alsoformed vith the half leg 10 which terminates at the knee of the figure.Depending from till top of the said second leg 10 in the open andthereof is the loop or eye 11 which is er gaged in the second loop oreye 12 carried by the lower portion of the leg 13, said lower portion 13being thus pivotally :upported within the stationary upper leg portion10. The foot of the leg 13 is forn ed on top of the instep with theknife ed. ge bearing recess or groove 14, while restin in said bearingportion 14 is the knife edg a pivot portion 15 which is formed betweenhe legs 16 of the second smaller figure 17, :aid second figure beingdressed and formei to represent a youngboy, said boy being presumed tobe the grandson of the older figure who is being given a ride on thefoot of his grandfather.

The figure 17 is hollow as is the figure 2, and hung within the neck ofthe said figure 17 by the interengaging I ivot eyes or loops 18 is thehead 19 of the b y having depending therefrom the arm or lever 20.Secured on the lower end of said llVGI and swinging v'vithin'the body ofthe figt re 17 is the weight has the forwardly extend ng arms 22 which'are pivoted at the hand p irtion to the hands 23 on the arms 24 of theboy, said arms 24 being pivotally secured to the sides of the boy toallow free play ihereof. To cause the oscillation of the leg L3 uponwhich the figure of the boy rests, I preferably fit into the upper openend of the leg 13 the wooden plug 25 having extending rearwardlytherefrom within the upper .eg 10 the rod 26 In the operation of my toy,the heads of: the two figures may be oscillated as before:

described, while it is merely necessary to slightly raise or depress thelower leg 13 to set the same rocking, the weight 27 causing this rockingto continue a considerable period of time before the leg willfinallycome to rest. As this leg rocks the figure of the boy will be raised andlowered and will consequently through the pivotal securing of-the arms24; to the stationary arms 22 of the main =figure be rocked back andforth -on its pivot bearing, the weighted lower portions of the legs 16of the figure of theboy serving to aid in keeping up this rockingandthus-to supplement the rocking tendency of the weight 27 whereby thefigure will continue to rock for a considerable period-of time afterreceiving a slight initial impulse.

From'the foregoing descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings the construction and operation of my improved toy Will'bereadily understood, and it will be seen that I have provided a simple,efficient and practically indestructible toy whichboth-on account of'theappearance of the figures and on account of the-novel movement impartedto the figure-of the boy by theswinging of the leg in connection withthe movement imparted by the connection of the arms of'the-boy withthose of'the-old man will prove very interesting and amusing to smallchildren.

I claim:

.l. A toy,comprising-a figure of an elderly person, said -figure havingone of its legs pivot'allysecured, a figure. of aboy mounted on the saidleg, and-abalancing weight securedto thepivoted-leg' andmovable withinthe body of the elderly figure, whereby upon av slight initial impulsethe leg and figure of the boy may be caused to rock for a'considerableperiod.

2. The combination with a large figure having .one of the legs ending atthe knee,

said figure being hollow, of a lower leg member pivotally securedinteriorly of the end of the shorter end of the figure, a smaller figuremounted upon the .instep portion of the lower leg, a plug fitted intothe =-end -of the'said lower leg, and having a rod secured theretoendprojecting into the interior of the hollow body, and a weight secured onthe end of the rod and of suflicient size to balance the weight ofthe-smaller figure and of the leg upon which the said figure rests.

3. A-toy, comprising a large figure having an oscillating leg, said leghaving a knife will imparta separate oscillatory movement,

to the body of the smaller figure which will rock on i its knife edgepivot.

.Intestimony whereof I afiixmy-signature, in the presence-0i? twpwitnesses.

CLAUDE. B JOHNSON. Witnesses HENRY T. MAKER, Emmsr O. 'SHIBMAN.

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